U.S FIRES BACK At Lavrov’s NATO Collapse Threat | Putin FUMES Over Increased NATO Defense Spending - video Dailymotion

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The U.S. State Department has responded sharply to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s claim that increased NATO defense spending will lead to the alliance’s collapse. Lavrov criticized the West's growing military budgets, warning it will destabilize Europe. The U.S. rejected the remarks, stating that enhanced European defense spending strengthens regional security and counters Russian aggression. As tensions rise, President Putin accuses NATO of hypocrisy, claiming these moves will ultimately harm the continent. The transatlantic alliance shows no signs of retreating under Russian pressure.      #NATO #Russia #USStateDepartment #Lavrov #DefenseSpending #Putin #Geopolitics #NATOAlliance #WesternDefense #MilitaryBudget #EuropeSecurity #USRussiaTensions #GlobalSecurity #UkraineWar #NATOStrength #Diplomacy #LavrovSpeech #NATOCollapse #PutinStatement #NATOvsRussia #TransatlanticAlliance #DefenseNews #ForeignPolicy #NATOExpansion #ColdWarTensions #EasternEurope #SecurityPolicy #WashingtonMoscow #NATOFunding #PutinVsNATO  Also Read  This NATO Member Country Can Provide India Battle-Tested Unmanned Weapons, Tech :: https://www.oneindia.com/india/this-nato-member-country-can-provide-india-battle-tested-unmanned-weapons-tech-4175213.html?ref=DMDesc  US-Europe Divide Deepens Over Ukraine As Trump Challenges NATO's Approach :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/us-europe-divide-deepens-over-ukraine-as-trump-challenges-natos-approach-4080283.html?ref=DMDesc  Zelensky Willing To Step Down If It Secures Ukraine's NATO Membership: 'Immediately' If Necessary :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/zelensky-willing-to-step-down-if-it-secures-ukraines-nato-membership-immediately-if-necessary-4078905.html?ref=DMDesc    ~GR.125~HT.408~

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00:00What we do know is what apparently bothers Russia is the fact that NATO is going to be

00:04strongly returning to its original roots of being a deterrent.

00:08The advancement of their commitment to defense is remarkable and not only it's

00:14we of course support NATO completely and their role is imperative for a safe.

00:20For some of us we covered President's trip last week and you addressed from the podium his

00:24signature achievement which is five percent of GDP spending you know among NATO members.

00:30Lavrov today called it catastrophic and he said that defense spending decision could lead

00:35quote unquote NATO's collapse. How did you read that?

00:38Yes I'm not going to speak to that but what we do know is what apparently bothers Russia is the fact

00:44that NATO is going to be strongly returning to its original roots of being a deterrent and that is

00:50what NATO's job has been. The advancement of their commitment to defense is remarkable and not

00:58only it's we of course support NATO completely and their role is imperative for a safe and stable

01:06Europe and that's where the point being a deterrent this kind of defense spending helps them achieve

01:11that and of course it is something that would not have happened without President Trump's encouragement

01:16and demand and so we're excited about that. I've certainly for obvious reasons refused to

01:21characterize the most powerful man in the world who is saving this country and the world at this time

01:25but I can tell you other things that he has said most recently on the 25th he said I consider him

01:31Putin a person that's been misguided I'm very surprised actually I thought we would have had that

01:36settled talking about certain issues he also said he called the other day he said can I help you with Iran

01:43I said no no you can help me with Russia you need you help me to get a settlement with you with Russia

01:49and I think we're going to be able to get that done too and also on Putin's ambitions regarding Ukraine

01:55he said you know I know one thing is that he'd like to settle he'd like to get out of this thing

02:01it's a mess for him so the president in negotiating and dealing with some of the worst conflicts uh

02:07certainly uh that we've we've ever had the carnage that is going on uh the president is the one person

02:14who's been able to bring everyone to the table who's willing to talk to everyone who has the power

02:19of the United States at his back and the support of the American people and uh I think that he

02:23understands and he has repeated um again within the last few days just his his frustration and lack of

02:31acceptance at the attacks that have gone on in Ukraine by Russia and that it has to stop uh

02:36that there are too many people dying this remains a key element for his administration it is a key

02:43part for of the work that his administration is all is doing is our support for Ukraine

02:48and the need for that carnage to stop subscribe to one India and never miss an update

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U.S FIRES BACK At Lavrov’s NATO Collapse Threat | Putin FUMES Over Increased NATO Defense Spending

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